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from attacking in this way eren the smallest NepticulcB; when an event occurred, 

 ■which changed the even tenor of liis life. He had become security for a friend, 

 and owing to the friend's failure, he had to raise a large sum in cash; to do this 

 there was no alternative but to part, amongst other things, with his collection, which 

 was sold in June, 1882. His perfect equanimity during that trying period was so 

 remarkable that it must of necessity, in any notice of him, be mentioned with the 

 greatest respect. Not in any way did he betray that he felt himself a sufferer. 

 He had thought of resuming business in a subordinate capacity, but his entomo- 

 logical talents were too great and too highly appreciated to admit of their being thus 

 lost to science. And in the occupation of Curator of an extensive private collection 

 (Dr. Mason's), and delineator of insects, he passed the remainder of his days. 

 His botanical knowledge was very extensive, and he had a great taste for music, 

 officiating for many years as an Honorary Organist, and he was one of the originators, 

 and for 19 years the Secretary, of the Darlington Choral Society. John Sang was 

 never married. A notice of his sudden death, and its cause, appeared in our last 

 No. (p. 261). 



The South London Entomological and Nattjeal History Society: 

 March 24th, 1887.— R. Adkin, Esq., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Messrs. J. Stringer and J. W. Slater were elected Members. 



Mr. J. A. Cooper exhibited a variety of Cidaria immanata, Haw., from North 

 Devon. Mr. Carrington remarked that this form was found not uncommonly in the 

 mountains of Scotland, and he believed the larvse fed on bilberry. Mr. Cooper also 

 showed a specimen of an ichneumon bred from a pupa of Sesia sphegiformis, Fb. 

 Mr. T. R. Billups exhibited Stilpnus deplanatus, Gr., bred from the larva case of a 

 species of Payche found on a fence in his garden at Peckham, also Apanteles tetricus, 

 Eeinh., bred from the common thrift {Armeria niaritima, auct.), found in the 

 Warren, Folkestone. 



At the close of the ordinary business, there was an Exhibition of Microscopical 

 Objects. Mr. Tutt showing wings of Lepidoptera, prepared and mounted by Mr. 

 Coverdale and himself; Mr. W. West, of Streatham, eyes of spider, &c. ; Mr. Dads- 

 well, botanical objects ; Mr. Macer, Vespa vulgaris, &c. ; and Mr. Medland, proboscis 

 of blow fly, &c. 



April lUh, 1887.— The President in the Chair. 



Mr. J. A. Cooper exhibited bred specimens of Amphidasys strataria, Hufn. 

 Mr. C. A. Briggs, a large number of Lyccena hellargus, Rott., including many forms 

 both of the male and female dwarfed forms, and some remarkable varieties of the 

 under-side ; also another box containing a pale yellow variety of L. JEgon, L., and 

 varieties of the under-side of L. Icarus, Rott., and L. Astrarche, Bgstr. Mr. Adkin, 

 larvse cases of the Tortrix Eupcecilia amhiguella, Hb. Mr. Billups exhibited the 

 following Coleoptera : Megalosoma typhon from Chili, Xylotrupes Gideon from the 

 West Indies, X. dichotomus from the Phillipine Islands, Golofa centaurea from West 

 Africa, O. hastatus from Mexico, and G. alacus from Columbia ; also three speci- 

 mens of the rare Lamellicorn, Phoenetis imperator. Fab., from Chili, and contributed 

 I'emarks. Mr. Goldthwaite showed living larvse of Pericallia syringaria, L. The 

 Secretary read a letter from Mr. W. F. de V. Kane in respect of a sound-producing 

 Lepidopteron which a friend had taken in the Gerakhpur Woods, India. Mr. T. D. 

 A. Cockerell read a paper on " Variation." — H. W. Barkee, Hon. Sec. 



